Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - unkempt
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Unkempt
unkempt
adjective Etymology: Middle English unkemd, ~, from un- + kembed, kempt, past participle of kemben to comb, from Old English cemban; akin to Old High German chempen to comb, Old English camb comb — more at comb Date: 14th century 1. not combed ~ hair 2. deficient in order or neatness ~ individuals ~ hotel rooms; also rough, unpolished ~ prose
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1.
adj. 1 untidy, of neglected appearance. 2 uncombed, dishevelled. Derivatives unkemptly adv. unkemptness n. Etymology: UN-(1) + archaic kempt past part. of kemb comb f. OE cemban ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. нечесанный, растрепанный, косматый 2. неопрятный, неряшливый unkempt appearance —- неопрятный вид 3. запущенный (о саде и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. His hair was unkempt and filthy. ...the unkempt grass. ...an unkempt old man. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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6.
- 1579, from kempt, pp. of O.E. cemban "well-combed, neat," from P.Gmc. *kambijan, from *kamb- "comb." Kemb is rare after 1400s, but its negative pp. form endures. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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